The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-01
OUR GIRLS.
COMMENT AND OPINION.

Mr.. GLADSTONE will not come to the United
States, but by and by England will come to Mr..
Gladstone.-Philadelph Times.
IT doesn't please the spoilsmen much to know
that Cleveland thinks prison the proper place
for ballot box thieves.-Philadelphia Times.
A CRIME against election laws is the WORT
of all crimes, says President Cleveland. That
is his between elections opinion. Minneapolis
Tribune.
IF men cannot work over eight hours DAY
without bodily injury and personal sacrifice, how
many hours should constitute days work tfr
their wives?-Detroit Tribune
THE Canadian Premier has no idea that Pres,
ident Cleveland will try to enforce the retalia
ton act. He thinks Mr.. Cleveland is afraid
and he isn't far wrong.-Philadelphi Press.
THE brewers declare that beer should b.
classed as one of the necessaries of life. Per
haps it is to those who make it. Assuredly it d
not to those who drink it.-Chicago Evenn,
Journal.
THERE would however, be fewer Americans
risk their lives the tropical swamps oe
Mexico if there were fewer monopolles holding OF
TO the public lands of this country.-St. Louis
Post Dispatch.
THE Macon Telegraph identifies the star eyec
goddess of free-trade with the 'She" of Hag-
CARDS novel It will be remembered that ''She'
fooled around the fire and got burned up-Phil
adelphia Press.
wires in cities will be put under ground and the
changing of church bells will be prohibited BY
law The moss is getting heavy on both ideas.
Nashville Union.
IN all the broad domain of annoyance here is
nothing more wearisome than a sensitive drunk
ard. He tells you that he is ''no account and
il you dispute with him he argues with you; but
if you agree with him he is offended.Arkan-
saw Traveller
WITH the record of high toned Southerntroops
breaking from the procession, the muffin. of
company that wished to paint the capial red
and other insubordinate acts the part the
rfo ar Vas hinO hat INTO tafA
drill seems to be q thing of which common ,erse
will forbid the MISUNDERSTANDING Disntch
GEN BENJAMIN f. BUTLER. it appears, still
listens to the whisperings of political ambition,
notwithstanding the rude rebuff that he received
in 1884. 1t will doubtless be gratifying to the
Democrats of the country to have the assurance
that the General is 1.-The same old Democnt:"
that is to say, the same old Democrat no wal in
1S84.-Phiadelphia Record.
THE men who want to sell whisky and beer IN
Sunday. and propose to accomplish their purpee
by starting a party. beat the Prohibitin
people out of sight in the line of miscalculatiig
their power. 1t would be a striking OBJECT lee
son the impotence of the free-whsky-a
no-Sunday element if they could get all thei
sympathizers to stand up and be counted at the
polls.-Cleveland Leader.
CONSOLIDATION is actively going upon ev-
and the organization of labor on one hand to
keep up the rate of wages is supplemented by
the CONT ination of capital TO maintain the price
of products We believe the result of this move
ment will be beneficial all round Thinking men
have long since learned to doubt the truth of the
maxim that competition is the life OF trade and
to perceive that cheapness Is very far from being
an unmixed blessing. Good prices for products and
good wages to workers is our idea OF prosperity.
-Philadelphia North American.